OK, so this really isn't a macro shot in the traditional sense. This domino is actually about 15 feet tall (it's standing on its end). Shot with my 50mm lens.
Editing steps as best I can remember, using Adobe® Photoshop® CS:
-Convert from raw. Used default settings except Shadows=16
Levels
**The next 2 steps were to hide some dirt and smudges on the domino**
Selective colors to drop lightness on neutral channels
Hue/Saturation Adjustments to increase saturation and lightness on blue channel (I think +30 on each of those settings
Resize
USM - 100%, raduis 2, threshold 2
Convert to 8 bits/channel
Convert to sRGB
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Hmmmm,WOW! Hmmmm....dear SC......LOL! It came it aout really nice and the composition really makes it look like you got in realy close. I might have thought about knocking off the dot and partial on the right just for abstract purposes....but that is probably just me! Good luck.
Either that's a huge domino or you have a macro lense with IMENSE depth of field. I've never seen a macro lense get that much clearly in focus. Is it even possible? In any case, the effect remains and meets the challenge perfectly. - 8
This makes my eyes buggy. Kind of like a 3D effect. It's weird like that. But I like it. The background is very nice. Nothing distracting there. My only tiny nit pic is that there are a couple scratches in the lower right of the photo on the domino. Otherwise, nothing to complain about! Definately extreme close up. ~Heather~
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